After the X1 and X2 there is with the Onan X3 a new electric longboard kit available since 2017.
It is slightly cheaper than the Onan X2 which is still on sale and will coexist.
Onan X3 or X2? – Electric Longboard Kit
Mellow Board Review – The best electric skateboard conversion kit?
In Our Mellow Board review we will find out if the Mellow Drive is the best electric skateboard conversion kit you can buy.
Johannes and Kilian from Hamburg, Germany, funded Mellowboards successfully at Kickstarter on June 11th 2015.
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DIY electric skateboard / DIY electric longboard Tutorial
Introduction for building an DIY electric skateboard / DIY electric Longboard by Nicolas Nostheide.
Foreword
This article is addressed to all readers which are interested in building an DIY electric skateboard, but also for all people which just want to know how an electric skateboard basically works.
For the sake of simplicity I wouldn’t like to go into detail too much but you should have a basic knowledge about electronics.
I want to emphasize once more that electric skateboards are not toys. Especially the handling with electronics can be very dangerous.
Introduction: DIY electric skateboard
An electrical skateboard consists of six components besides the actual longboard. The following article will go into each of those six components:
- Electric Speed Controller (ESC)
- Motor (brushless)
- Receiver for the ESC
- Remote Control
- Battery + Battery Management System (BMS)
- Gear / Powertrain (not illustrated)
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TRACK1 by Flux Design Co.
The Track1 by Flux Design Co is kind of an extreme off-road electric skateboard. It is supposed to manage ANY terrain. This includes street, sand, snow and dirt.
It looks a little bit like a tank, but hey, so far we have not seen an electric skateboard for snow and water.
It is available for pre-order from November 2017 and delivery in late 2018.
Triborg Skateboards – Off-road ESk8
Triborg Skateboards from Lansing, Michigan in the US offers an off-road ESk8 since 2014. It looks handmade, well, it is handmade, but seems pretty powerful and manages almost any terrain.
Onewheel DIY portable charger tutorial
This tutorial will help you to build your own Onewheel DIY portable charger. The DIY portable charger is capable of charging the Onewheel on the go.
In about 20min you are good to go for another session 🙂 With a large lipo you can charge the OW up multiple times.
ELECTRIC SKATEBOARD PROTECTION GEAR
Let’s talk about electric skateboard protection gear. We had a look at different helmets, knee & elbow protectors, different gloves and complete jackets.
Depending on how you are riding and which conditions you are facing you should choose the right electric skateboard protection gear.
ONEWHEEL FENDER KIT NOISE
In our Onewheel Basics series we will publish a few tipps for Onewheel riders. Today we are looking into the Onewheel fender kit noise, which can be annoying if you ride on roads with dirt / small stones or gravel roads.
ONAN X2 REVIEW
In our Onan X2 review we will have a closer look at the electric skateboard kit from Onan which is competing with the MellowDrive.
We got the Onan X2 electric skateboard kit as part of the Nuff Skateboard from Kickstarter, but tried it on different decks.
EVOLVE SKATEBOARDS – BAMBOO OR CARBON ?
We have the pleasure to have 2 Evolve Skateboards in-house since a few months. Every day the questions remains – shall we ride the Bamboo or Carbon?
With the release of the Evolve Skateboards Bamboo GTX it is not a question of battery power anymore.
